Occult Spinal Dysraphism in the Presence of Rare Cutaneous Stigma in a Neonate: Importance of Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Figure 2
(a) Ultrasonography in the sagittal plane, showing a medullary cone extending as far as the sacral vertebrae, with a hypoechoic solid formation inside the canal (lipoma); (b) ultrasonography in the axial plane at the level of the upper lumbar spine (L1), showing a closed medullary canal; (c) ultrasonography in the axial plane at the level of the lower lumbar spine (L5), showing discontinuity of the posterior bone layers (white arrow).
